Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.1.8.39 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 3.1.8.39

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वेताला राक्षसप्राया बलाद्गृह्णन्ति योषितः ।
तस्मात्त्वं मानुषो भूत्वा वेतालत्वमवाप्स्यसि ॥ ३९ ॥

vetālā rākṣasaprāyā balādgṛhṇanti yoṣitaḥ |
tasmāttvaṃ mānuṣo bhūtvā vetālatvamavāpsyasi || 39 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.1.8.39 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.1.8.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vetala, Rakshasa, Pra, Praya, Balat, Bala, Grihnat, Yoshit, Tasmat, Tad, Tva, Yushmad, Manusha, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.1.8.39). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “vetālā rākṣasaprāyā balādgṛhṇanti yoṣitaḥ ”
vetālā* -
vetāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vetālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rākṣasa -
rākṣasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rākṣasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāyā* -
prā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

prāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√prā (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
balād -
balāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
gṛhṇanti -
gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb]

√grah (verb class 9)

[present active third plural]
yoṣitaḥ -
yoṣit (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “tasmāttvaṃ mānuṣo bhūtvā vetālatvamavāpsyasi ”
tasmāt -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
mānuṣo* -
mānuṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
vetāla -
vetāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
avā -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound], [instrumental single]

u (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]

avā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpsyasi -
√āp (verb class 5)

[future active second single]